UIL Speech Judges

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Mink Sandhu

Current high school:
None

Currently coaching?: No

Conference:

Number of years coached:

Number of tournaments judged: 0

High school attended:
timber creek high school

Graduated high school: 2018

Participated in high school: Yes

Participated in college: Yes

Judging qualifications:
I have competed in speech and debate for five years including all four years of high school, and my first year of undergraduate in college at UNT. I went to TFA state for extemporaneous speaking in 2018, and a national IPDA (international public debate association) in 2019 at Hofstra University for exempt with the UNT team. In my years competing I have participated in Lincoln Douglas (LD), CX, Public Forum Debate (PFD), Congress, Extemporaneous speaking, and Informative speech. In the past I have judged various events such as LD, PFD, and CX.

Judging Philosophy

CX

Rounds judged: 0
Judging approach: Other (please explain below)
Policy priority: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Evidence philosophy: Quality of evidence is more important than quantity of evidence
Paradigm: My CX Paradigm are a hybrid of when debaters assert their arguments using a cost benefit analysis lens, and alternatively i have no personal biases and my RFD will be based on the the paradigms established by the debaters in the round while observing to see if the debaters present an argument that illustrates how they best respond to the resolution

LD

Rounds judged: 0
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
if the debaters present a value and criterion and whether their arguments uphold that, if debaters adhere to the framework they set in the round, and if the arguments are clear and concise and I will evaluate if the debaters analyzed the impacts of their argument and deliver it in an organized and concise manner

Contact Information

email: sandhumink@gmail.com
cell: 817 5287923
office:

Availability Information

Meet types:
Invitational District Regional CX State State Meet Congress Region Congress State

Qualified for:
CX
LD
Extemp
Prose/Poetry
Congress

Travel

Region of residence:
1

I will travel to: 1 2